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Occurrence of Antibodies to Group Specific Chlamydia Antigen in Cattle in Various Areas of Finland

Förekomsten av antikroppar mot gruppspecifikt Chlamydia-antigen i nöt på några orter i Finland

Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica volume 20, pages 73–81 (1979)Cite this article

Abstract

The occurrence of group specific complement fixing antibodies was studied in 361 cattle sera from 36 herds in 6 areas in Finland. Sixty-two (17.2%) were positive. The antibody frequency increased significantly from the south to the north and the frequency was significantly higher in forest than in field pastures. The reasons for the differences are discussed. The tick, Ixodes ricinus, perhaps has no significant epidemiological role in chlamydial epidemiology in Finland.

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Förekomsten av gruppspecifika komplementbildande antikroppar undersöktes i 361 nötsera från 36 besättningar på 6 orter i Finland; 61 (17.2%) var positiva. Förekomsten av antikroppar stiger signifikant från söder till norr, och på ett undersökt skogsbete är förekomsten signifikant högre än på åkerbeten. Orsaken till skillnaderna diskuteras. Fästingen, Ixodes ricinus, har kanske inte någon större betydelse i epidemiologin av Chlamydia psittaci i Finland.

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Neuvonen, E. Occurrence of Antibodies to Group Specific Chlamydia Antigen in Cattle in Various Areas of Finland. Acta Vet Scand 20, 73–81 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1186/BF03546631

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